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Proverbs 3
1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my
commandments:
2 For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to
thee.
3 Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck;
write them upon the table of thine heart:
4 So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of
God and man.
5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine
own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
7 Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from
evil.
8 It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.
9 Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of
all thine increase:
10 So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall
burst out with new wine.
11 My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary
of his correction:
12 For whom the LORD loveth he correcteth; even as a father the son
in whom he delighteth.
13 Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth
understanding.
14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of
silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies: and all the things thou canst
desire are not to be compared unto her.
16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
and honour.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy
is every one that retaineth her.
19 The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath
he established the heavens.
20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop
down the dew.
21 My son, let not them depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom
and discretion:
22 So shall they be life unto thy soul, and grace to thy neck.
23 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not
stumble.
24 When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt
lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the
wicked, when it cometh.
26 For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot
from being taken.
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the
power of thine hand to do it.
28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go, and come again, and to morrow I
will give; when thou hast it by thee.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour, seeing he dwelleth
securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause, if he have done thee no
harm.
31 Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.
32 For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is
with the righteous.
33 The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he
blesseth the habitation of the just.
34 Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the
lowly.
35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion
of fools.
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